This long-established, quirky, homely café has been open since the 1990s and indeed I remember frequenting it as a child growing up in West Greenwich. They started as a tea expert and to this day have a wide range of delicious teas on offer from Assam to ginger, to chai spice, which I tried on my visit, which was warming and delicious. We also tried their warm English scone with cream and jam – rare to get a warm, moist scone these days for £3.25.
Their hits are their brunches of Eggs Royale and veggie breakfasts. They mainly serve vegetarian food here, only branching out to smoked salmon for the Eggs Royale. Their smoothies are delicious too.
They are frequented in their homely establishment by regular locals, tourists and according to a café worker ‘they are big in Japan’ thanks to their presence on Instagram!
As a review listed by London’s Good Coffee Shops Hotspot Publication states on their website: “This popular café is a find of such individual charm and character that it more than merits the stroll up Royal Hill.”
Royal Teas, 76 Royal Hill, Greenwich, London SE10 8RT; royalteascafe.co.uk
By Polly Morgan
